TYPES OF SCIENTISTS

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Scientists study the world around us using the scientific method. They perform experiments to find out how nature works. While we often talk about a person being a "scientist", there are actually many different types of scientists. This is because most scientists study and become experts in a specific field of science.

There are literally hundreds of scientific fields of study. We will just list a few of the types of scientists here:

Astronomer - Studies the planets, stars, and galaxies.

Botanist - Studies plant life.

Chemist - Studies chemistry and the behavior, properties, and composition of matter.

Cytologist - Studies cells.

Ecologist - Studies the relationship between living organisms and the environment.

Entomologist - Studies insects.

Geneticist - Studies genes, DNA, and the hereditary characteristics of living organisms.

Geologist - Studies the properties of matter that makes up Earth as well as
the forces that shaped it.

Marine biologist - Studies the living organisms that live in the ocean and other bodies of water.

Microbiologist - Studies microscopic life forms such as bacteria and protists.

Meteorologist - Studies the Earth's atmosphere including the weather.

Nuclear physicist - Studies the interactions and make up of the atom.

Ornithologist - Studies birds.

Paleontologist - Studies prehistoric life and fossils including dinosaurs.

Pathologist - Studies diseases caused by pathogens such as bacteria and viruses.

Seismologist - Studies earthquakes and the movements of the Earth's crust.

Zoologist - Studies animals.